CICL offers independent third-party analysis and interpretation of echocardiographic images for industry-sponsored and investigator-led clinical trials.
Our experience extends across FIH, EFS, pivotal, post-marketing surveillance and IDE trials
Cardiac imaging core lab (CICL) offers independent third-party analysis and interpretation of echocardiographic images for industry-sponsored and investigator-led clinical trials
CICL offers the following modalities:
- 2D and Doppler echocardiography
- 3D structural and functional analyses of the mitral valve, tricuspid valve, left ventricle and right ventricle
- Speckle tracking strain
Services
Expertise
Medical Director Paul Grayburn, MD brings more than 40 years of echocardiography experience in the valvular heart disease to the Core Lab. The program's world-renowned team of cardiac sonographers embody years of extensive experience in the structural and valvular heart disease field, with several high-impact scientific publications.
The program’s effective team of cardiac sonographers embody years of extensive experience in the structural and valvular heart disease field, with several high-impact scientific publications.
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Areas of expertise
- Mitral Regurgitation: Percutaneous and surgical treatment strategies
- Tricuspid Regurgitation: Percutaneous and surgical treatment strategies
- Aortic Stenosis: Percutaneous and surgical treatment strategies
- Heart Failure: Medical and Device Treatment
- Aortic Disease: Acute Dissection
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Clinical breadth and depth of our sonographers
- Our cohesive group of experienced sonographers have extensive echocardiography practice and undergo formal training to standardize techniques of image analysis.
- CICL Sonographers are long-term members of professional societies such as American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and American Society of Radiologic Technology (ASRT). They are also trained on human subjects research practices such as GCP, HSP and handling of electronic data.
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Assured consistent quality
We take special measures to remove bias and variability due to subjective interpretation of images by our sonographers.
Time-zone coverage
Our team is distributed in the US, Germany and Italy, allowing us to provide round-the-clock support to our study-sponsors.
Track record
We are actively engaged in several large-scale trials at the highest standards of service.
Leadership and staff
Publications
Contact us
Cardiac Imaging Core Lab (CICL)
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
1100 Allied Drive, Suite 5-504
Plano, TX 75093
Paul A. Grayburn, MD, FACC, FASE, Medical Director
Phone: 469.814.4817
Email: Paul.Grayburn@BSWHealth.org
Anna Sannino, MD, PhD, FASE, Scientific Director
Phone: 469.867.8924
Email: Anna.Sannino@BSWHealth.org
Preethi Ravindranathan, MS, Project Manager
Phone: 469.814.4721
Email: Preethi.Ravindranathan@BSWHealth.org
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
1100 Allied Drive
Plano, TX 75093